Travel Guide Klagenfurt

Capital, a dynamic, dynamic capital, is much more southerly than its Tyrolean or high-Austrian cousins. The city is located on the edge of Europe's hottest Alpine lake, Wörthersee. The historic, important and lively centre is rich in beautiful buildings. The city is very important, but also cultural centre in Carinthia. His university, dating back to 1161, predates the founding charter of the city (1252). Entirely destroyed by the fire in 1514, Klagenfurt was rebuilt immediately to become the capital of the duchy since 1518. Its role was predominant in the region. In the th and th centuries, the city was shaped by Italian architects. This shows the numerous arcades courtyards of the centreville, paved streets and beautiful squares. The fortifications of which it was encircled were slaughtered during the Napoleonic invasions (1809), and their location is now only marked by the «rings», the great boulevards that surround it and once along the fortifications.